Man shot in St. Claude

A 54-year-old Harvey man was in stable condition at University Hospital on Saturday afternoon after he was shot in the arm in New Orleans' St. Claude neighborhood, authorities said.

New Orleans police responded around 1:30 p.m., to a report of shots fired in the 1200 block of Poland Avenue, police spokeswoman Shereese Harper said. Another call for assistance followed soon after in the 2900 block of St. Claude Avenue, a short distance from the initial location, she said.

The victim, whose name was not released, was found on St. Claude Avenue with a gunshot wound to his left arm, said Jeb Tate, a spokesman for New Orleans EMS. He apparently had been at his mother's house on Poland Avenue when the shooting started, Tate said.

Police did not immediately have a motive or suspect in the shooting, Harper said.

Shortly after the incident, about a half-dozen small orange cones marked the places on Poland Avenue where police found shell casings in the street. Nearby on St. Claude Avenue, detectives examined the blown-out driver's side window of a royal blue Jaguar. It appeared to have been shattered by a bullet.

The police department is asking anyone with information to contact Crimestoppers at 822-1111 or toll free at 1 (877)¤903-7867. Callers do not have to give their names or testify and can earn up to $2,500 for tips that lead to an indictment.